The Scarlet Letter How is the episode of Dimmesdale’s midnight vigil on the scaffold structurally significant? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/27/2016 5:26 PM
The Scarlet Letter Location of port? Answers: 1 Asked by s k #432276 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/27/2016 12:20 PM
The Scarlet Letter Comparing Dimmesdale’s current struggle with his sin with Hawthorne’s earlier treatment of Hester and her sin, what is Hawthorne suggesting about the effects of sin? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by judy t #197809 on 1/27/2016 12:55 AM
The Scarlet Letter Why are Dimmesdale’s public assertions of guilt ironic? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by Aslan on 1/26/2016 5:47 PM
The Scarlet Letter What is ironic about Dimmesdale’s incredible success as a minister? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by Aslan on 1/26/2016 5:45 PM
The Scarlet Letter Explain the ways that Dimmesdale tortures himself. Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by Aslan on 1/26/2016 5:34 PM
The Scarlet Letter What is ironic about Hawthorne’s portrayal of the Puritan society, in terms of this developing theme? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by Aslan on 1/26/2016 5:26 PM
The Scarlet Letter Explain the statement, “He [Chillingworth] became, thenceforth, not a spectator only, but a chief actor, in the poor minister’s interior world.” Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by Aslan on 1/26/2016 5:23 PM
The Scarlet Letter What do you suppose is the specific secret that Chillingworth discovers? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/22/2016 7:13 PM
The Scarlet Letter What does Chillingworth do while Dimmesdale sleeps, and what does his action symbolize? Describe Chillingworth’s reaction and what his response reveals about his character. Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/22/2016 6:56 PM
The Scarlet Letter What does Chillingworth mean when he mutters, “A strange sympathy betwixt soul and body! Were it only for the art’s sake, I must search this matter to the bottom!”? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/22/2016 6:50 PM
The Scarlet Letter What metaphors does Hawthorne establish for Chillingworth’s probe? How do they further define Chillingworth’s character? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/22/2016 6:40 PM
The Scarlet Letter How does Dimmesdale’s rationale for not confessing a hidden sin support the doctrine of salvation by works rather than salvation by faith? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/22/2016 6:38 PM
The Scarlet Letter How do the black flowers initiate a discussion on hidden sins? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/22/2016 6:36 PM
The Scarlet Letter What is suspicious about Dimmesdale’s position in his debate with Chillingworth about sin? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/22/2016 6:28 PM
The Scarlet Letter the scarlet letter questions Answers: 1 Asked by Jasmine C #495850 Last updated by Aslan on 1/22/2016 3:18 AM
The Scarlet Letter The passage sets up an interesting contrast between two types of men. What is this contrast, and how is it likely to shape the future of the novel in chapter 9? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by Aslan on 1/19/2016 5:35 PM
The Scarlet Letter Explain the Puritan attitude toward luxury and how Governor Bellingham and the Reverend John Wilson responded to it. Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by Aslan on 1/19/2016 5:33 PM
The Scarlet Letter Why would Hawthorne want to include Mistress Hibbins as a minor character in this book? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by Aslan on 1/19/2016 5:32 PM
The Scarlet Letter What is suggested by the names Chillingworth and Dimmesdale? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/15/2016 7:56 PM
The Scarlet Letter How do the people explain “the gloom and terror in the depths of the poor minister’s eyes”? Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/15/2016 7:52 PM
The Scarlet Letter Some people in the community feel that God has sent Chillingworth to heal their minister, but other people have a different view. Explain the second view about Chillingworth. Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/15/2016 7:49 PM
The Scarlet Letter Describe the relationship between Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/15/2016 7:46 PM
The Scarlet Letter Describe Chillingworth’s method for treating illness. Answers: 1 Asked by Jeremiah S #492241 Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/15/2016 7:43 PM